Introduction to Ecology & Biomes

Living factors in an environment are called ___.

• abiotic

• biotic

• biomes

• habitat

____    Weather (such as rain) and soil conditions are considered to be par of the _____ factors of an ecosystem.

• antibiotic

• biotic

• abiotic

• biomass

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All the nonliving things in an environment are called the ___ factors

• abiotic

• biotic

• ecological

• inorganic

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What is an example of a biotic factor?

• water

• grass

• soil

• air

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Which of the following biotic factors might affect the life of water-dwelling organisms?

• pollutants in the water

• temperature of the water

• speed of the water current

• bacterial population in the water

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____    During a long period when there is no rainfall, a mountain lion my temporarily leave its usual hunting territory to drink from a farm pond. To what is this behavior probably due?

• the changed in an abiotic factor in its environment

• its need to find different foods to eat

• its need to find a new habitat

• the change in a biotic factor in its environment

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____    What are the two most significant abiotic factors that influence life in a terrestrial biome?

• temperature and latitude

• climate and soil

• latitude and longitude

• climate and pressure

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Which biome is the most biologically diverse in the world?

• temperate deciduous forest

• grasslands

• taiga

• tropical rain forest

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• Gases are trapped in Earth’s atmosphere and warm the planet.

• Gases are trapped in Earth’s atmosphere and cool the planet.

• The moon is cooling Earth’s surface.

• The Sun is heating up Earth’s surface.

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What is the main force that shapes climate?

• wind

• temperature

• solar energy

• none of the above

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